Previous Winners of the Acorn Awards
2018
- Emma Abruzzese, catering manager for Vacherin at Hiscox Insurance, Vacherin
- Romain Bourger, head sommelier, The Vineyard
- Charlie Brodie, learning and development manager, London EDITION
- Rob Burden, human resources business partner, CH&Co
- Ben Carroll, head of insight, Whitbread
- Christopher Chester-Sterne, owner and landlord, The Rose and Thistle
- Sophie Cox, chief operating officer, Koh UK
- Joshua Craddock, food and beverage sales and marketing manager, The Bloomsbury London
- Jack Davies, senior sous chef, The London Clinic
- Tom de Keyser, head chef, The Coach, Marlow
- James Durrant, head chef, The Fishes, Peach Pub Company
- Gillian Duthie, general manager, Jurys Inn Hotel Group
- Jonathan Ellson, director of restaurant Coworth Park, Coworth Park, Dorchester Collection
- James Fleming, reception manager, The Stafford London
- Darryl Harris, restaurant manager, Home Grown Hotels, The Pig near Bath
- Rachael Henley, food and beverage manager, The Idle Rocks Hotel
- Rhiannon Heseltine, deputy general manager, Lexington Catering
- Charlotte Horler, formerly front of house manager, Red Carnation Hotels
- Tom Jackson, area manager, Wilson Vale
- Aaron Kibble, general manager, Oakman Inns and Restaurants
- Emma Kirk, front office manager, Blythswood Square - Principal Hotels
- Gabrielle Le Roux, programme developer, BaxterStorey
- Jack McCarthy, deputy head concierge, The Cavendish London
- Stephen Moran, director of marketing, InterContinental London Park Lane
- Ben Murphy, head chef, Launceston Place
- Lucy Louise Murphy, operations manager, Premier Inn - Whitbread
- Hannah Robson, head of bespoke events, Concerto
- Tom Shepherd, head chef, Restaurant Adam's
- Catherine St John, executive assistant, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
- Kit Wilkins-Smith, head of coffee excellence, Paddy & Scott's
2017
- Dale Bainbridge, head chef, Pollen Street Social, London
- Tommy Banks, chef-proprietor, the Black Swan at Oldstead, North Yorkshire
- Liam Barrie, managing director, the Marram Grass, Newborough, Anglesey
- Afees Bello, back of house manager, the Beaumont, London
- Sarah Bowman, conference and events manager, Wivenhoe House hotel, Colchester, Essex
- Thomas Brown, head chef, the Capital Hotel, London
- Callum Curtis-Bennett, deputy general manager, Westminster School, London, the Brookwood Partnership (CH&Co Group)
- Cassie Delaney-Brown, marketing manager, the Stafford London
- Holly Dixon, human resources manager, the London Edition
- Irene Forte, group project director, Rocco Forte Hotels
- Martin Frickel, sous chef, the Forest Side, Grasmere, Cumbria
- Laura Godman, group learning & development manager, Eden Hotel Collection
- Dominic Heywood, founder, Flat Cap Hotels
- Phil Hornby, head of public operations, Fabulous Fan Fayre
- Paul Hunter, dual site hotel manager, Premier Inn, Whitbread
- Helen Hutchinson, general manager, Jockey Club Catering
- Florence Macfarlane, finance director, the Genuine Dining Co
- Sam Matthews, general manager, the Assembly House, Nortwich
- Hayley McGarrell, assistant head concierge, Amba Hotel Charing Cross
- Martin Miller, head of residential services, University of Leicester
- Adam Mohammed, guest relations manager, Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
- Becky Nowell, group sales and revenue manager, Philema Hospitality Management
- James O’Keeffe, reception manager, the Manor House, Castle Combe, Wiltshire
- Scott Paton, head chef, Boringdon Hall, Colebrook, Devon
- Doug Sanham, head chef, the Beacon, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- Bradley Shough, cluster general manager, Corus Hotels
- Scott Smith, chef-patron, Norn, Edinburgh
- Gordon Stott, landlord and head chef, the Sun Inn, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Benjamin Veale, reservations manager, the Ritz London
- Dean Westcar, head chef, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne, Wiltshire
2016
- Ellis Barrie, chef-director, the Marram Grass, Penlon, Isle of Anglesea
- Craig Bonner, general manager and company mixologist, Heritage Portfolio, Musselburgh Racecourse
- Andrew Booth, front of house manager, the Dorchester, London
- David Brosnan, housekeeping manager, The Dorchester, London, the Dorchester Collection
- Ben Buet, operations manager, Purple Cubed
- Lee Bye, head chef, Tuddenham Mill, near Newmarket, Suffolk
- Joe Carnell, director, Ugot UK
- Marta Chwiloc-Filoc, catering manager, Lexington, London
- Jessica Clark, projects manager, Lusso Catering, London, CH&Co Group
- Joshua Cowan, luggage room general manager, the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
- Peter Cox, operations manager, Premier Inn Peterborough A1(M), Whitbread
- Charlotte Davis, revenue manager, Holiday Inn Doncaster A1 (M)
- Sarah Elisabeth Downes, market entry manager - Germany, Whitbread
- Holly Eggleton, owner and front of house manager, the Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol
- Lauren Fisher, human resources manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
- Edward Fitzpatrick, food & beverage operations manager, Chewton Glen, New Milton
- Cordelia Griggs, concierge manager, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
- Gregory Hall, operations manager London B&I, Elior City, London
- Nick Hamdy, general manager, Charlotte Street Hotel, London
- Robby Jenks, head chef, the Vineyard Hotel, Stockcross, Newbury, Wiltshire
- Leanne Johnson, non-food category manager, CH&Co Group
- Paul Matthews, Head chef, Vacherin
- Rakesh Mistry, hotel manager, Premier Inn T5, London Heathrow, Whitbread
- Tiffany Monsees, operations manager, Premier Inn, Portsmouth, Whitbread
- Thomas Pass, senior business development manager, Caterlink
- Murray Scott, front office manager, The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Starwood Hotels
- Sarah Tregoning, director of event management, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
- Andrew Wright, head chef, Pig on the Beach, Home Grown Hotels
- Jonathan Wright, head chef, Berners Tavern at the London Edition
- Melanie Wright, marketing manager, the Capital Hotel, London
2015
- Mafalda Albuquerque, Value Centre general manager, Amba hotel Charing Cross
- Allister Barsby, Head chef, Gidleigh Park
- Steven Beattie, General manager, Sunderland AFC, Centerplate UK
- Rachael Brazier, Hotel manager, the Pig in the Wall, Southampton
- Alexandra Brown, Deputy hotel manager, Campanile hotel Milton Keynes
- Hamish Burn, General manager, 200 Aldersgate, Lexington Catering
- Laura Cameron, Group operations manager, the Nettleton Collection
- Jack Cohn, General manager, Kensington Place restaurant, D&D London
- Paul Dutton, HR manager, London Marriott hotel Maida Vale
- Megan Fairclough, Food and beverage manager, Macdonald Manchester hotel & spa
- Danielle Faustino, Head of training (director), Mozzo Coffee
- Gareth Ferreira, Sommelier, Launceston Place restaurant, D&D London
- Vida Forsyth, Operations executive, Premier Inn Leeds East
- Dawn Hardy, HR manager, the London Edition
- Kayleigh Holmes, Head of staffing operations and HR, Emirates Stadium, Delaware North
- Craig Jackson, Hotel manager, Northcote
- Sarah Kaplan, Front office manager, the London Edition
- Sarah Kelly, Operations manager, Premier Inn Deansgate Locks
- Tom Lawson, Chef-patron, Rafters Restaurant
- Oliver Milne-Watson, Revenue and reservations manager, The Beaumont, London
- Sarah Moss, Human resources manager, London Marriott hotel Grosvenor Square
- Daniele Quattromini, Manager, Club Lounge 39, Lusso Catering, CH&Co
- Amy Roberts, Head of nutrition and education, Chartwells, Compass Group
- Rebecca Rowe, General catering manager, Thomas Miller, Lexington Catering
- Jane Shakeshaft, General manager, Mansion House, CH&CO
- William Simmonds, Group general manager, Champneys
- Amelia Thornhill , Restaurant manager, the Plough Inn, Longparish
- Sarah Walsh, Front office manager, the Chesterfield Mayfair
- Natasha Wiggins, Front office trainer, Red Carnation Hotels
- Adam Woof, Operations manager, the Chancellors Collection, The University of Manchester
2014
- Tim Axe, Business Development Director, BaxterStorey
- Catharine Barras, Operations Manager, BaxterStorey
- Megan Caulkett, General Manager, Levy Restaurants- Compass Group
- Lloyd Cole, Performance Improvement Manager, ISS
- Edward Cooke, Project Manager, Wilson Vale
- Michael Crow, Human Resources Manager, The London Marriott Hotel Park Lane
- Camille Dusolle, Financial Controller Assistant, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
- Ben Dutson, Chef, Sodexo Prestige Executive
- Richard Ferrier, Group Strategy Manager, Brasserie Bar Co
- Samuel Gardner, Account Manager, Purple Cubed
- Katy Green, Operations Manager, Premier Inn
- Philip Hammond, Designer Florist, The Dorchester
- Emma Langford, People Manager, Lexington
- Owain Llwyd Jones, General Manager, The Fishes
- Christian Masters, Front of House Manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
- Benjamin McEwen, Sales Executive, BaxterStorey
- Mark McMahon, General Manager, Village Urban Resorts
- Rakhee Patel, People & Talent Lead, Dorchester Collection
- Simon Porter, Global Commercial Manager, Compass Group
- Adam Reid, Head Chef, The French by Simon Rogan Midland Hotel
- Alex Robertson, Hotel Operations Manager, Lainston House Hotel
- Kate Rose, Business Development Manager, Be At One
- Hanna Sherwood, Sales Manager, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
- Phil Sherwood, Unit Manager, SSP UK
- Rebecca Stevens, Operations Manager, Whitbread - Premier Inn
- Mark Surguy, Hotel Operations Manager South Lodge Hotel
- Will Torrent, Consultant Pastry Chef, Will Torrent
- Nadia Ulusoy , Head of Club Wembley Restaurants , Delaware North companies UK
- Jennifer Winstanley, Training Manager, Red Carnation Hotels
- Matthew Worswick, Chef Director, Warehouse Restaurant Southport
2013
- Chloe Banks, Human Resources Manager, York Marriott Hotel
- Alistair Birt, Head Chocolatier, William Curley
- Chris Broderick, General Manager, Jurys Inn Manchester
- Chris Convery, Human Resources Manager, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
- Kristian Curtis, Chef de Partie, Simpsons Restaurant
- Sarah Drew, Cluster Learning & Development Manager, Hilton Hotels & Resorts
- Leigh Evans, Head Chef, The Chequers
- Tara Farnham, Business Transformation Manager, Guoman and Thistle Hotels
- Mark Froydenlund, Head Chef, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley
- Tiffany Goodall, Sales, Events & Marketing Manager, Bluebird Chelsea, D&D London
- Adam Handling, Head Chef, St Ermin's Hotel
- Daniel Hollett, Director of Sales and Marketing, Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
- Dean Jarvis, Deputy Foyer & Reading Room Manager, Claridge’s
- Jordan Kiziuk, Chino Latino Brand Manager EU, Chino Latino/PPHE Hotel Group
- Laura Marlow, Social Event Sales Manager, Marriott Grosvenor Square
- Alexis Meszoly, Head Sommelier, Skylon, D&D London
- Stephen Mileham, Director of Sales & Marketing, Redefine BDL Hotels
- Emily Perry, Head of Commercial Development, Purple Cubed
- Linda Pidsley, Head Chef, Hix Oyster and Fish House
- Jacqui Pilling, Director of Sales, Liverpool Marriott Hotel
- Ed Pyke, New Site General Manager, Whitbread - Premier Inn
- Jamie Raftery, Head Chef, Lower Slaughter Manor
- Emma Rogers, Deputy General Manager, Lexington Catering
- Ewan Simpson, Sous Chef, Claridge's
- Hina Simpson, Director of Operations, Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
- Jonathan Taylor, General Manager, The Embankment Hotel
- Stephanie Wade, Sales & Operations Manager, The Tennent's Training Academy
- Scott Wakefield, General Manager, Lexington Catering
- Claire Whiteford, Multi-Property HR Manager, Marriott Hotels
- Sarah Winterton, Assistant Client Services Manager, Portico
2012
- Omar Allibhoy, 28, Owner, Tapas Revolution, Westfield London
- Dimitri Bellos, 29, Restaurant manager, Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, London
- Scott Brown, 29, National account manager, Marriott National Sales Team
- Frankie Brennan, 22, Assistant catering manager, Wilson Vale
- Katarina Burikova, 25, Front office manager, the Cavendish, London, SW1
- James Chapman, 27, Second chef, Harper Adams University College catering department,
- Newport, Shropshire
- Katarzyna Ciblic, 28, Revenue manager, the Cavendish, London
- Tara Cruise, 27, Operations manager, Premier Inn Heathrow
- Frederic Dallot , 28, Resident manager, Hotel 41, London SW1
- Ben Dantzic, 27, Restaurant manager Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Perthshire
- Shaun Dickens, 28, Head chef and farm manager, Fallowfields Hotel & Restaurant, Oxford
- Joel Fagg, 26, general manager, Palace hotel, Buxton, Puma Hotels Collection
- Sarah Frankland, 24, Head patissier, William Curley
- Lucy Gregory, 29, Rooms division manager, Flemings hotel, London W1
- Simon Houston, 28, Group manager Europe, BaxterStorey
- Laura Hinson-Yates, 29, Cluster general manager, MK/Banbury & Northampton Clusters,
- Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants
- Catherine Lavin, 29, Director of finance, Liverpool City Centre and Preston Marriott
- Claire Livingston, 29, General manager, Jurys Inn Edinburgh
- Kerry Mabbley, 29, Head of ambassadors, the Springboard Charity
- Fritz Müller, 26, Event and group manager, London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
- Ryan Neill, 29, Executive chef, Devere Cameron House, Loch Lomond
- Edouard Oger , 27, Head sommelier Gidleigh Park, Chagford
- Assia Riccio-Smith , 27, Guest services manager, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire
- Adam Rowledge, 27, Rooms division manager, the Hempel, London SW1
- Alan Shaw, 29, Finance director, De Vere Academy of Hospitality, Blackpool
- Francesca Skeffington, 25, Senior events manager, Ampersand Events
- Steven Smith, 29, Chef-patron, Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe
- Charlie Williams, 27 , Private dining manager, the Lanesborough
- Ben Woodward, 25, Front office manager, Lucknam Park hotel & spa, Wiltshire
- Stuart Yeates, 29, Regional revenue manager - UK South, Ireland & Prague, Jurys Inn
2011
- Ben Seager, Front Office Manager, The Chesterfield Mayfair
- Neil Braude, Director of Revenue, The Cavendish London
- Sam Moody, Head Chef, The Bath Priory Hotel
- Mark Bevan, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, The Chester Grosvenor and Spa
- Matthew Drinkwater, Deputy General Manager, Hand Picked Hotels - Audleys Wood
- Phil Fanning, Head Chef at Paris House, 10in8 Fine Dining Company
- Josh Light, Learning & Development Manager, CH&Co
- Megan McIntyre, PR & Marketing Manager, Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel
- Laura Murphy, Operations Manager, Abode Exeter
- Olly Rouse, Head Chef John Campbell Restaurant, Coworth Park
- Robin Vermeire, Assistant Executive Housekeeper, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
- Mike Auld, General Manager, Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells
- Marianne Brown, Operations Manager, Thistle Hotels
- Paul Foster, Head Chef, Agellus Hotels - Tuddenham Mill
- Vidur Kapur, Hotel Manager, Guoman Hotels - Charing Cross
- Grant Lang, Founder and Managing Director, Mozzo Coffee
- David Morison, HR Officer, London Hilton on Park Lane
- Adam Peirson, Sous Chef, Claridge's
- Scott Catling, Sales Manager, London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale
- Lauren Long, General Manager, Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants
- George Blogg, Sous Chef, Le Champignon Sauvage
- Sarah Gibbs, General Manager, The Swan Hotel & Spa
- Laura Prentice, Director of Event Management, The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
- Neil Morris, Group Executive Chef, Ego Restaurants
- Adam Smith, Premier Sous Chef, The Ritz Hotel
- David Macdonald, eneral Manager, Hotel du Vin York
- Jordan Marr, General Manager, Peach Pubs
- Denis Broci, Bar Manager, Claridge's
- Natalie Mainwaring, Bsiness Development Manager, It's The Agency
- Daniel Moon, Head Chef, Homewood Park Hotel
2010
- Ankit Airon, Assistant Financial Controller, Park Lane hotel
- Naime Azmi, Director of Conference and Events, The Aspiration Group (TAG)
- Christopher Ball, Account Director - eCommerce, Guoman Hotel Management
- Emma Benney, Group Marketing Manager Malmaison & Hotel du Vin
- Daniel Birk, Head Chef, Devonshire Fell
- Mark Brennan, General Manager, Manchester (Wilmslow) Premier Inn
- Dafydd Bretherton, General Manager, The Swan at Salford (Peach Pubs)
- Matthew Burns, Executive Chef, Hilton Liverpool
- Jane Cook, General Manager, Compass Group at Cardiff City Stadium
- Alicia Denning, Front Office Manager, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa Edinburgh
- Alasdair Elwick, Restaurant and Events Manager, The White Room
- Paul Fairhead, Operations Manager, ISS Facilities Services: Food & Hospitality
- Matthew Flood, Purchasing Liaison & Pricing Controller, Aramark
- Eric Foret, Head Pastry Chef, Whatley Manor, Wiltshire
- Katherine Fry, Assistant Health and Safety Manager, London Hilton on Park Lane
- Matt Gillan, Head Chef, The Pass at South Lodge hotel
- Christophe Hesbert, Operations Manager Abode Chester
- Tom Gibson, Director of Operations, Radisson BLU hotel Stansted Airport
- Rohit Kapoor, Director of Finance, Hilton Manchester Deansgate
- Steve Lowy, founder, owner and managing director of the Umi hotel group
- Scott McKenzie, Financial Controller, Riverbank Park Plaza and the five-star Plaza on the River
- Laura Morgan, Cluster HR Manager North West, ABode Hotels and Michael Caines Restaurant
- James O'Donnell, Food and Beverage Manager, Blythswood Square, The Townhouse Collection, Glasgow
- Gary Pearce, Sous Chef at Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham
- Mike Racz, Franchisee, Domino's Pizza
- Josie Simcox, Brasserie Manager, Malmaison Aberdeen
- Heather Stephen, Senior Sales Manager, Renaissance London Chancery Court
- Gemma Watts, Assistant HR Director, The Fairmont Dubai 4
- Tony Watson, Head of Non Matchday Sales, Sodexo Prestige at Everton Football Club
- Siobhan Walker, London Director of Sales & Marketing, The Doyle Collection